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New SNAP Eligibility Changes Could Leave Thousands of Immigrants, Refugees Without Food Assistance FeaturedImmigration Policy

New SNAP Eligibility Changes Could Leave Thousands of Immigrants, Refugees Without Food Assistance

Officials are working to connect individuals with food assistance as over 340,000 Illinois residents — including 14,000 immigrants with humanitarian protections — could lose SNAP benefits amid new eligibility changes.
February 2, 2026
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Chicago Homeless Shelter Residents Say They Wait Months At the City’s Intake Center Before Being Placed At a Shelter Environment and HealthFeaturedImmigration PolicyInvestigation

Chicago Homeless Shelter Residents Say They Wait Months At the City’s Intake Center Before Being Placed At a Shelter

A year after the city’s largest migrant shelter turned into a temporary intake zone for unhoused individuals, the Shelter Placement and Resource Center sometimes takes months before placing them in homeless centers, some residents say.
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Community Organizer at The Resurrection Project and longtime faith leader Father Brendan Curran speaks into a megaphone as he rallies protesters outside the Broadview ICE facility in Broadview, IL on Sept. 12, 2025.Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
In Chicago, Faith Leaders Reflect on Legacy Supporting Immigrants’ Rights: ‘We Have to Stand Up for Every Person’ FeaturedImmigration Policy

In Chicago, Faith Leaders Reflect on Legacy Supporting Immigrants’ Rights: ‘We Have to Stand Up for Every Person’

From sanctuary efforts in the ‘80s to Trump’s latest deportation efforts, Chicago’s faith leaders lean into commitment to immigrants.
December 2, 2025
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‘It’s Shameful and Embarrassing’: Chicago Daycare Worker Arrest Leaves Families on Edge FeaturedImmigration Policy

‘It’s Shameful and Embarrassing’: Chicago Daycare Worker Arrest Leaves Families on Edge

After ICE agents followed and detained a daycare worker on Chicago’s North Side, parents are questioning whether schools and childcare centers are safe from immigration enforcement.
November 13, 2025